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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2001
James Lowry, Florence, SC (US);
Graeme Stuart Durban Boyd-Moss, Hampshire, GB;
Francisco P. Olano, Camden, SC (US);
Sonoco Absorbent Technologies, LLC, Hartsville, SC (US);
Abstract
A shipping package for protecting a fragile item such as a sample vial comprises a crush-resistant inner container comprising a tube formed from spirally wound fibrous plies adhered together, and an outer container surrounding the inner container. The outer container comprises a semi-rigid can formed of fluid-impervious, flexible polymer and having a receptacle portion and a closure portion releasably fastenable to the receptacle portion so as to render the outer container substantially impervious to fluid outside the outer container. The inner container preferably has a liner of absorbent material. The outer container preferably is formed of polyethylene teraphthalate. The receptacle and closure portions of the outer container preferably are threaded so that the closure portion is screwed onto the receptacle portion.